David Bolton Why the Monitoring Option on a Fire-Rated Electric Strike Gets Dropped From the Spec Before the Access Control Contractor Ever Sees the Schedule Why Monitoring Gets Written Out Before the Right People Read In This article is for commercial electrical contractors, access control integrators, and facility managers who oversee fire-rated door ope... access control electric strikes fire-rated hardware latchbolt monitoring life safety compliance Jun 23, 2026
David Bolton Latchbolt Monitoring on Fire-Rated Electric Strikes: Why the Auxiliary Switch Gets Ignored Until the Access Control Report Flags an Unlatched Door What This Article Covers and Who It Helps This guide explains the monitoring outputs built into fire-rated electric strikes—specifically the latchbolt monitor and locking cam monitor found on heavy-du... access control door monitoring electric strikes fire-rated hardware life safety Jun 14, 2026